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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-17

A foolish woman at Butler, Ga, buried
$40 in bills in the wood yard for safe
keeping, and when she dug them up for
use, found that they had been so badly
eaten by wood lice as to render them al
most beyond recognition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-17

II your garden plot is selected rake it
over as soon as the weather will permit
and burn up every vestige of grass and
weeds, so as to destroy not only seeds, but
insects A covering of straw leaves or
stalks, burned over the ground, will be an
advantage,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-17

Many farmers place great stress on the
power of clover to restore the fertility
OF the soil. II does this by taking car
bon from the atmosphere and causing
elements in the soil TO assume organic
shape. 1t is aided in this process by its
roots, which penetrate great distance,
and thus Tighten up the soil. II is a dis
puted question whether the blowing In
of clover is the most satisfactory and
economical method Of enriching the
soil, the practice is quite common in
many localities.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

THE Stsr attempts 10 make all the members Of n recent grand Jury endorse the report of a subcommittee of three who made a report adversely to the County Curt. That committee may have been uoisled, like others were, re- garding the cost of the County Court, as the entire expense of witnesses and law yers' fees allowed by law were charged up as special expense of the County Court, whereas it is mandatory in every court. We believe the grand jury com mittee were sincere and honest ID their report, and the fact that they may have since changed their minds regarding the matter displays their wisdom, Tor the acceptance ot the truth. even at the eleventh hour, is far more credIta- hle than a perpetual revel in error. It has been truly said that the wise man will change his opinion when confronted with facts showing his error; but the fool never does-If he opposes the reten' ton of the County CllTt.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

ToPOLOBAEPO no sooner gets one black eye than t turns inc other smil- ing optic towards the public Es Ferenely as the small boys lakes tLs Iass piece of candy from his smaller s.ster. Yester- day that distant colony Nas GAS! upon 8 desert, GId today 1t occupies an en- chsn.ing parsdise-bRrring something essential that if cannot get. What surprises us, and possibly cuts shOr. our sympathy for those
 Eho may suffer ID the scheme, IS that people should become so greatly dissatisfied with the United States, its incompatible lands and its grand instI- tutions, as to possess even the desire to seek homes elsewhere. They ceTtainly leave behind them greater comforts and blessings than ;hcy csz hope to create out of the cr15c conditions they fnl in
 Mexico, and there .= seem uE!y TO senge or saSzcit- ir --- aireat-.e. Whether or not the ri-.s sei cte- te hRhislbie
 or iahoz7i-aHle D t.c extreme, ihs :ac: remains shat tls Topalobaulpo colony IS g-ttl3s a lo5 af lee advertising Lat Cus sht 70 boon even so chImsrIcal TTO- jsct as aa attempt 10 colouize the moon,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

IHs new railroads now under con- struction and in contemplation in this Territory indicate the interest taken in Arizons by eastern capitalists, aud their faith Tn its future growth and prosperi- ty' The road recently constructed from the Atlsa:ic < Pacific into Prescott is but link of a projected north and south road that will eventually pass through this city to junction at Gals basas with the Sonora system of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, gIving it short route from the Gulf of California to San Francisco and the great trans- continental systems. The Mineral Bel. road from Flagstaff southvsrd is now being graded, and will be constructed forthwith. It will either enter Globe or or pass to the westward of thst place forming junction with ths Arizona Central at or near Phen'I. The Marrow Gauge road will reach the San Pedro river in early spring and will enter Globe som,ime during the present year. giving Tucson the benefit of the vast con cree of that great mining section. Tho branch road from darieops to Phenlx evidently means 10 reach still further into the rich n erior sections of the territory, for Toe l traffic, and perhaps to ulii. mate o1nnsctions in competition with the gre Santa Fe systems. There are other branch roads in contemplation in Arizona, bu. these are the most import ant ones, and they indicate a won dertul railroad activity for our terri tory from this time onward. With the the construction of new lines of rail transportation comes the tide of immi- grafton and the shadows of these com ing events are unmistskable ID their character. The more railroads we have the more prosperous will our territory become and the faster will its popula- tion increase. Reduction works, mills, factories and 8 thousand other indus tries will follow their construction until the territory becomes densely populst- ed and prosperous state among its older but less favored sisters in the great union.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

HE Epitaph hss developed n susdsn affection for Commissiooer S3arks ba. cause O; the volume Of contested land claims he has csussd to be brought to,- ward for revision and as evidence oF ina Jealous performance Of his great Ire form duty. While We agree with the Epitaph that there exists many 0ross frauds in the acquisition of the public domsIn by men of grssping svarice. vs are grIeved to know that very many honest and innocent settlers in good faith have been carried with tine fios into the maelstrom of utter ruin. with out any adequate cause. Superseryice- able agents have been called to aid the Commissioner in establishing a reputa- ton For thoroughness and indefatignbIe industry, aud they sometimes have saosn no scrup.es i1 contributing to thi5 result ths sacrlfics of poor and struggling settlers who are neses- sarily compelled to abandoned the con test because of their inability to meet the expense needlessly laid upon them. one single case of such oppression is enough to offset all the glory achieved by the restitution Of hundreds oG illegal entries of broad acres The ruin of struggling toiler for home is a serlous crime for a great government like this to be guilty of, There Is no adequRte in demnity for the sGfferings of himself. his wife or his children while they un- dergo this misdirected ofiioisl persecu- ton instituted solely for the glory of cranky and incompetent sppointee of an easy-going cabinet officer. He is chsrg- ed with fraud and stigmatized as criminal and is then compelled to pay for the privilege of proving his own In- nocence. There IS no justice in such pro- ceediug. The fact is, the Commissioner would have secured sufficient volume of contests if he had selected compe- tent and honorable agents to ferret out the frauds and held them personally re- sponsible for every abuse of their Ru- thority, They should be sure of their case before reporting it, and not worry actual settlers for mere techinicalilies that are unworthy of notice. The com missione-. when he entered upon his official duties proclaimed every settler upon pub 70 lands c. be a fraud and rascal. lie insultel every American citizen who owns foot Of land, and thereupon he constituted himself holy nemesis to sling little despotic author ity ana gvenge fancled as well as real wrongs. + any honest person can find good reasons for admiration in thIs tru hiul picture of the man, he must Le afflicted with au incJmpreheasible nor al s'r8bImues.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
A New Trick from th. Ae,.s....

\ new trick learned from the actresses is Co tint the ears for evening occasion. T'se feminine mind has taken the notion that so long as men speak admiringly of pink ears an auricular deep blush may be put on Co stay while desired. Therefore. when adorning themselves for ball, opera or other places of personal display, they -ouge their ears inside and out. As the al iacent portions of their necks and heads are white, either naturally or from pow dering, the contrast Is rather startling. Well, some of the girls st Jerome park had painted ears on their frivolous heads. Leonard Jerome, boss committeeman, gazed for a moment at one of them, and then caught her in his arms, held her tight and kissed her She was distant relative and he s veteran, but she got nI -ry just the same and asked him hOw he dared
 An old custom from the husking bees, he said. when you see red ear you can kiss the girl who shows it'- Clara Belle's Letter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
Dr. Liebig & Co.

The above we'll known specialists oi San Frsnciscoo, having q number oi important medical and surgical cases to treat in Tucson have decided to open private offices in this city on February 14th, 18th and 18th, at rooms in tho Fremont Lodging House, Church Plaza All in need of medical and surgical sd wee should avail themselves of the op. portunity of consulting the oldest and leading Specialists on the Pecitic Coast whose wonderful cures 10 the past guar ter of a century have astOnished the medical world. In the treatment Ol Special, Chronic. Private and Compli- cated diseases Of men, they have few equals. Surgical cases, deformity and difasses of women form part of their pecialty. If
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

UCE eccentrle contemporary has evi- lsutly given another pol. ical twis. to is J1dIcIal kaleidoscope and instead of 61iIns the district court fully adequate ic the prompt dispensation of justice, 1t vsBts five additional territorial judges, win salaries al S3.OOO Der year! What "a become of all the Stars thousand
 Jar talent whose transcendent gen. iss i- being wasted on the unsppreciat- i1, desert ar! We fesr their familiar c01-tsnsaces have chsrged with the kalsii1,, pic twist, aud they now appear three thousand dollars worth. In fsct, it is s-y.h:.g to wipe ous a county count accgr.- 57 a publican. simply to o.-- sra ..,A f1. haag-y .emDcFat. That i-t.= .r .-'a- .ctastinG ire fe@ -rl .-. .r---- D La-4 to G5o.isa if.
 r.-4 Ereg-e- Yagt:-so bias i- -- a..-.=sraEo .. jas..os, prDyll- t-S..:. democratic, nd in their actions .lsg .-g,ay a contempt for the law and Ir. .l-..ce that may well excite the ap- ,-.. -zi,l of all good people. Their ta.Eaf ec5nomvis msrs slbteTfuse, s-itae-e B na sincerity ID any of their pro'ass.1ns f regard for the ''iesn pso- I.s' TEey gre u7v5d by greed and ra--ssa tr.ctery entirely, and are evil t--.y atrlil e aa Independent and i'm ps-;ia. court of justice.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
MaricOpa Mines.
!PheniI GaEe;te.l

During the last few days important documents have been filed regarding the ownership of valuable mining proper ties in this section of Arizona. A deed from J. ". Kaufman, of Si. Louis. transfers to F. II. Todd. who is, 1t IS stated, residen. cf Michigan, all right, title BEi interest in and to the Yulturr group of mines, the SO-stamp mill and other machinery, the pumps, pipes and otter RppurteDBnces. The considera- tion ss written in the deed is Sl00OO0
 Wm. II. Mayo and wife have desded to the Union m;ll Hni mining company the Union and Scarlet mines situated lH the WInDIfred mining district, in this county, together with the ten-stamp quartz mill now st MaTIcOpR, receiving therefor l,999,092 shares of the capital stock of said company, which is nomi- nally valued a. Sl0 per share. This in strument, it is understood, IS but 6 con- summation of the arrangements looking to the thorough development and active operation of the mines named. The property IS of a very promising chsrsc- ter and now that systematic work is to be inaugursted, great hopes are enter tsined ss to its future as bullion pro ducer.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

NEreeruff 70 aFlEEN
 Some of cur yell known and enter prIsIng citizens in high standing have organized the Shelton Mining Co, 10 engage in the business of mining m the Walker mining district. with the capital stock fixed at S5OO,OOO; and lOJ,OtJ shares ct SJ each. The cOrpOratoIs are c. |. Sheltor, r. M. Fisher. and George ". Sines. Directors, C. '. Shelton, Wm. WIlsefson and C. W, $ mes; Presi- dent, c. | shelton; Secretary, W m- W H. kersOn; Treasurer, Geo. W. Suts. The company is organized under the laws of ArizOna. PFincpa office or place ot businesss st Prescott. Tn has bonded the we'll known 'belton, American Flag and Real del M te mines, sI,uatet near the head of | x c-eeE, il 1avapal county, ahOut ! miles from Prescott We have great tn in these mines, and do not know nere they could hsVe made & better se sctiOn. The mines are large and we'll defined Assure veIns, and gre opened by various shafts and tun' nels, with abcut 400 tons of ore on the 1 dumps. and as recent shipments of ore from the mines show a net gain or prohl of about tWO-thirds Of the amount oi money contained ID the ore ve predict for this company a grand success, and 6 large dividend paying enterprise. MT shelton. the hsrdvorkIDg orgsnizer ol the company, will. ve hope, reap DIS re ward.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY ,. lSS7.

-,--s ,ir,unstanc,s Htteuding the ex-
 -.,,,n of Hesdville mining prop
 ,- sr expert" some tims ago, for .,, ms ,sriialisis, exhibits one of the ..--ss, characteristics conceivable in
 ,,buguess. They had conceived ,ssir- to purchase certain mining -..., s,3. at;er organizing, they con- ,-,3t,ssni out su experienced min --.-. t, examine the merits of the '-7 -,-ty Failing lu their first attempt ,--. tl.. s.ryices o' suitable per ..r-. member Of the company
 .-.-.l at hls pep new resid d m
 ? st therefore b. Stli
 .,..at-r husIness of mining,
 ,... .. o4a ru had some experi-
 ..., as. --e young man was ..-.s.-. engaged, ed Cs be stepped off wsr.,.-.u ot tue street car Of which
 -t.ls.-- been the driver, he remark -s....s4 E: :in't know quartz from mar r-.-.- t1-. silver from beeswa1, but be -,...4j he could give arepor: sufficient r-..,.,.,.ory % sell the mine and get ,.-rissia1 from i:a owners as well ss -srf r, the company. IL Is needless
 .si Ina. sale followed his ---,5 g.por.. This Is but
 ,..s.sD,.a os a policy that s,- rained many mining enterprise and blecEsned the reputation of many resl., meritorious mining property. D,y goods clerk, school.teachers, minis tsrs of the gospel, law students, theoretl- cal miners and geo,oEists and almost any ,bi,y b1t an experienced practical min ;,, man is usually made superintendent ofs newly purchased property; and what l,..Ia money he cannot expend ID imits- .i,., tbe psrs1aal habits of the Czar f nr-sis. he possibly will put into a r-.ssir.c,si hole ID the ground, and .ysutusfiy tLe company learns ths. thoy d. DO. own a mine; that the country is entirely barren of precious metals, aud that tae excavation they paid for IS but tls hole ont of which tEcir monument 5;ia.,y was pulled. The pursuit o' legit- .ua.s inning requires nj only 0 supe- r:5- b-siness a5iaty. bu the direction o! experienced, p-scticsI miners, and s7sn under these favorable conditions s.,,sss is often achieved only by the zost energetic and persistent effort. The g.reet-car driver of Denver gives a far illustration ct the usual method adopted by eastern investors in mining 1r-r-7ties, and while 1t Is not gt all strange that they sometimes make fail r.ss I1 mining, the lack of business sa- caciiy IS painfully conspicuous, and the much abused but meri.oTiOus mining r--rarty -,ust stand all the blame.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

NEp-e-ent today a communication from Hra Brewster Cameron complain ius oi the provoking inefiiciency oi the p0sta. service throughout Southern Arr i1ls. We have heard similar complaints rom many portions of the Territory, sn1 their long continuance IS evidence Of gross incapacity somewhere ID the service. The mail to and from Nogales sHi intermediate and tributary poiuts, B notably irregular and uncertain, and .s l7t Co be relied upon in important matters The railroad service is also very faulty over the Southern Pacific, and q 's no unusual matter for quarti- Ae5 ot our eastern mall 10 come with 'as' from the west, and vice versa. The whole service is badly tangled up and the iau.; seems to be confined 70 the se'0'e ca tha routes of is transpor's- h'n, The pr1?er authorities should in 75styEte 'hi' trouble witt out delay. and g7e % tls people the postal facilities t1sy lre euti,lsd to.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

IT Is said that the measles gre handi- cspping the budding ambitions of some of our Territorial statesmen of the leg islstiye assembly, but If the uhoOpIng cough, humps and cholera infanlum can be successfully vsrded of, there is still hope of their survival, and possibly a late crop of legal frui may mature. We have been at 8 loss 10 sccoant for some of the messly Legislation lrans- acted, which this revelation now fully explains. Even the afflicted honorables are said to have been unaware oi the sc rions nature of their mslsdy, and naturally mistook the irritating eruption on their Jeffsrsonian breasts for the blOssomiDg pustules of tElent; they thought all great men. in acquiring dis sinction, were required to undergo 8 similar ordeal of evolution. by means of which mysterious genius eliminates all pisbeisn molecules out of the clrpuscles Of the blood; and pulls them up by their lungs into an atmosphere of inspiration and dizzy altitude. The medical proies- sion, in Ihe above instances, materially assisted busy genius in its difficult work. by an external rubetscient of turpentine or croton oil.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

iAE cs!lemeu oi Pima county have l--t'a- Q '2ea=r-e by which they hope
 -.'7a protection totEeir interests thas 's lfrantel 6y their iDportance. IL is ,.i establishing @ new quarantine law ''-i-ar to that which meets with such '-F'' ID New Mexico and is like that sioPied ID otAer s.l;cs. The Cochise '7''ieme2 have endorsed #, end as it ea;li-s nc expense upon any other an ols,ry of the Territory there can be no ,A-ll objections to its enactment by the '7s.s!-'uEe. Absolute pr5 ec ion must come from some source, and to remove '-7 femo;est possibility ut sweeping o''lns epidemic IS e work worthy of 'oe oe'' efforts oi our legislature.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL: General Boynton was prodding his pencil into Logsn's dead body before the widows tears had dried upon bis face. Now he has turned his swill bucket in.o General Grants coffin. This most shameless desecrstion of the graves of the two xeat soldiers. The ghouls who rob q cemetery to keep the disseesing knives of medical colleges busy, stand out Pura and undefled against such s back ground of baseness ss Boynion has bsen cuilty of.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

4 ENT Washington telegram says that Q ited effort IS being made among delegates from territories in that city tc secure for one of the territories a mem. Der of the interstate commerce com mission. The railroad interests in the territories are very large, and in most of them the peoples dependence upon the roads IS greater than m the states Ibere gre no complaints from the rail roads to be made, but in view of the vast interests involved, and the inability of the territories to legislste themselves i: is believed that they ought 10 be rep resented on the commission.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

4 BILL is to be introdu-si in tn leg islasure to regulate and protect the practice of dentistry m this territory. It has been drawn from the California law on the subject. and not only regulates fine profession by permitting only skill ful operators to practice, bu: throws s protectIon over the people who may otherwise suffer expense and iDjary by buneling incompetents. It Is a good
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
Grand Jurors.

The tolloving is the venire summoned Co appear the 9th of February: b- NJ Jacobs. Richard Starr, A. W. Bernard, ". F. Neff. J. s. Harding. Vim. 5. Heid, ". s, Edwards, George w. Lynde, Psnl Absdie. Pierce Ford. H. s. Stevens. J' K. Brown, Ssbino Otero, l.. M. Prince l.. Wolfiey. W. F. Kilt. Max Zier, Theo- dore Fitch, E. O. Strstton, Oirriilo Leon, Hiel Hale, Ed, Bullock and L. H. Gormley,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
THERE is to be piece in Europe ou' ,be fight will be over who will get it

The consumption ot Ayers Pills faf exceeds any precedent. They gre con stautly winning the confidence ot those who us them. They cleanse the. .oioou' ;mprov the appetite. promote disesnon' ,estoTe healthy action, and resuiA'S avery melton. They are plesssn' 'o take. eentle in their operation, se' thorough, searching, and PoWsfiui iN subduing disease.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

4 RICH man of ripe sge' among the Boston excursionisis the other day, stter walking about for awhile, asked gen tIeman what the name of tEe cisy was, and then what state 1t was ir; ii it was in the United States. and is Arlz7na was s part of California. He Uill buy c two-bit map oi the United States when hs gets home,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
A. I. >tcwsrt,s Remains.

W. X. CrOffut, Of The Washington Post. says that the remains 0f \. T. Stewart lie in the cathedral at Garden City; that Mrs. Stewart consented Co pay the rob bers S2j OO0. and that the money WIS paid and the bones were handed over tO an agent of hers On a hill in WsStchester county at the dead Of night Mir :rOfiut says he lad the story f.om a member of the Hilton family. Dvtroit Free Press.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

k she Illinois legislature the demo- crats have run the live stock interests into q partisan issue. This IS not at all surprisipc, for the democratic party has tbe reputation oi eternElly making bu1ls
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

TIE Bcstcu excursioais.s who spent s few hour= ia this -.'y on Monday, left deep snows and thick ice at their homes only a week CT two ago, and they were no. a little surprised to find the shady sl1s Of our streets the mos. comtOrta- b!e. They were looking for icicles but found oD Dy sunbe6ms.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
Mh.rs The smnk. Went.

The Widow Mccarthy. ot Chicago. dropped pint bottle full of powder into the cook stove tc get it out of her way. When it got out of her way th- stove, a part of the house and the Widow McCar thy adjourned Co vacant IOt. But supposed that smoke always went up the stove piper' were her first words as she came to.-Detroit Free Press.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

'HLhE are unmistsksble evidences of -s s1.stence of secret reciprocity
 'a'! haVlng been entered into between
 ,7 1Fsi lady of the land" and the wife IT. '-e Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. ., -''aey has already fulfilled her part r -1 clmpnc', and calls it "Frances e-.7.anl ,-'5.anl Whi.ney,' and IS ilapa.iently -lE 1-'-lE reci--ooal evelts. The mug S'7 al 'broke up" because she r1a not ell it "Goargie Willie Curtisie '.l h hC-7- of thelr patron
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

TIE President has rewarded by sp- annoiu,ment to an office, eI-Congress- man Thad. c. Pound, of Wisconsin Tor changing his politics. Thsd. used to be s red. hot republican. but switched over to the democrats during the last cam p.,sn, and it is suspected that be Ea, influenced by Pounds. shIAings and
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

YoUsG Jimmy Fair. who took shot at Congressman Page the other day, while on a spree in Washington, didn't intend to annihilate the whole Page, but only wanted to turn over 6 new leaf.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
NnshIr-tcn,. LIhrary BuIldinE.

The new library building at Washing t.l Is SD large tha: Gt the present annual growth of 2j. .Ol-0 volumes it will take two centuries Co HI the building with books rNcT .aL ',yo ycars ago there were twenty .y. IT libraries in the world: now thefs ar. hut five larger, and the Wash i''..r la .:nra!y will probably distance all u:...r,s ia tLc United States.-kansss City Times
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
Grace Church.. Day surery.

The day nursery of Grace church en able. mothers who desire to go from hoh' i,, order ta earn their living to leave theii children in the charge of Miss Woolse! and her assistants until night. The ehil dren are fed, taught. and washed, and al lowed io disport themselves in a large play rJom.-IIarper's Bazsr.